chevron. this company preannounced numbers that nobody is too crazy, but they are far too often undervalued. if it's down going into the quarter and oil is strong the day before or we get a tight inventory number wednesday, pick up chevron. there might be a deep in the money call option. beyond earnings on friday, oh, boy, here is controversy. october nonfarm payroll report, remember, the thing under 8%, big hooplah. don't know if there is a more important payroll result. these numbers have become a firestorm of controversy. and i think anything which shows a further pickup in hiring would be greeted with a level of partisan skepticism that will indeed blunt the good news. here is what you need to know. a good number and you actually think that obama is bad for the stock market. putting it out there, okay? you might get a chance to set up a short into the opening, in other words, sell stocks into the opening. me? call me prosaic. i want to hear hyram is coming back. and here is the bottom line